Toshiya Kishimura brings an unusual combination of 14 years in marketing and advertising at Hakuhodo with engineering and human-computer interaction expertise from the University of Tokyo, giving him a rare brand and user-behavior perspective among deep-tech venture capitalists. He focuses on physical AI, autonomy, and space technology investments at JIC Venture Growth Investments, taking a hands-on approach as lead investor in companies like Turing Inc. for end-to-end autonomous driving and ArkEdge Space for micro-satellite infrastructure.